This is the transcript of the "Assignments" video.
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In this video, we're going to look up how to set up an assignment in a class team. Assignments can be accessed from two places. On the left-hand side of Teams, you'll see an assignment tile. This takes you to a place where you can set assignments from any team. Alternatively, you can navigate to a specific team and click the assignments from the list on the side panel. The only difference between the two is that the assignments tile asks you to choose a team as its first step as opposed to having chosen the team by navigating there.
To begin, click the create button at the bottom of the screen. You can choose to create a new assignment from scratch, create a quiz, or reuse an existing assignment. For this example, we'll create a new assignment from scratch. Give your assignment a name. Next, it's likely that your assignment requires instructions for the students to follow. You can include text, images, tables, and links in your set of instructions. Note that providing instructions is optional and it would depend on the work being undertaken. You can also add other resources for students to use.
Below, you can see an option to attach a file. Clicking attach presents you with a variety of places you may source your pre-made file. Once you choose your source, navigate to the desired file and click attach. You can add a maximum of five attachments to an assignment and/or one learning accelerator. Next to the attach button is the add new button. This also attaches a file to the assignment, but this is a blank file at this stage. This is a good option when you as the teacher wish to specify the file type or you wish to add some elements on the fly to create a template for your students to work on.
Once your file has been attached, depending on the file type, you may want to modify the usage permissions. If your attachment is only for reference, the default setting is what you want. Students can't edit, only view. If you would like your students to submit their own work, click either the arrow below the file name or the three dots at the end of the attachment and choose students edit their own copy. This turns your file into a template where every student gets their own copy to work on. At this point, you can choose to edit your file prior to sending it out. For example, you can add some success criteria to the blank Word document to help guide the students in their task, or perhaps you drop in an image that you would like them to annotate.
There is also an option to add a learning accelerator to an assignment. Here, you can choose between Reading Progress and Search Progress. Reading Progress is a great tool that gives students the opportunity to practise and consolidate their reading ability while providing feedback to them and the teachers. To learn more about Reading Progress, see the other videos on this page. Search Progress builds in information literacy by tracking how students use search, assess credibility, and collect citations. For more on search progress, see the Microsoft videos listed at the bottom of this page.
Now that you have your assignment content organised, you'll need to review the logistical settings on the right side of the screen. Here, you can set the due date and time, and assign it to more than one class. You can also choose if all students or a subset of students will receive the assignment. This is where you can set the task to be differentiated for different students.
Next, you can choose how you'd like to grade your assignment. You can give it an overall point grade by entering a number into the points field, or you can choose to add a marking rubric. If you choose a rubric, the points field becomes unavailable, unless you add a points waiting in a later step. I'm going to add a rubric. You'll now see three options, one, to create a new rubric from scratch, two, to upload an existing rubric, or three, to reuse an existing rubric. I'm going to create a new one from scratch. Begin by giving your rubric a name. Be specific to assist in the reusing of this assignment in the future. Click next. Choose your scale. To make it your own, choose customised. All generic and created title names can be modified or changed in later steps. Next, add the criteria topics that you'll be assessing. Once complete, click next.
On this screen you can now add details to describe your levels for each criteria point. You have the ability to edit the level names here, as well as add additional levels if you require them. If you need to add any additional criteria points, you can do so by clicking the plus new criteria button. Note, you can also toggle on points at this stage. This provides you with the ability to give a numerical weighting on your criteria points. Once complete, click attach. See the video on the feedback page for more information on marking an assignment and what it might look like for students.
Lastly, you have the option to toggle on or reflect check-in if you want to get a sense on how your students feel about this task. If you need more time to set your assignment, you can choose to save it as a draught. To send the assignment out for your students to complete, simply click the assign button in the bottom of the page, or alternatively, you can choose to schedule your assignment to be deployed at a more suitable time by clicking the small arrow on the right of the assign button, select the time, and click schedule.
If you want to reuse a past assignment, click the create button and choose from existing. You'll then be asked to choose the class team where that assignment was created, and click next. Choose the assignment from the list and click reuse assignment. You can now modify the assignment as needed and send it out to the class to be completed. If you choose new quiz and assignments, you'll be presented with the quizzes that you have created, quizzes that have been shared with you, or quizzes that have been favorited in the past. Search for a title or select one from the list and click attach. Alternatively, you can click the plus add quiz button to create a new quiz from scratch. Set your submission options and assign your quiz to your students. Be sure to watch the next video on feedback and assignments for the next steps.
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